No more mining is required because plutonium can be extracted from retired nuclear weapons.

With nuclear-power-produced electricity, there won't be any pollutant greenhouse gas emissions, acid rain and particulate air pollutants."

David Baurac. "Nuclear plants may be clean hydrogen source". Logos. - For more than 100 years, visionaries have periodically espoused the dream of an economy driven by hydrogen - an efficient fuel that emits only water when burned. Today, their vision may be on the verge of reality: Energy policymakers around the world are increasingly recognizing the potential of hydrogen as a fuel for transportation, which accounts for more than one third of the nation's annual energy consumption.